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Indo-Pacific strategic supply chain pact signed

With its 13 partners in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), Australia has put forward a strategic supply chain agreement for the region that aims to boost economic resilience, transparency...

‘Sunk costs’: Parliament’s SAP build now too complex, costly to change

23 May 2023 | by Joseph Brookes

The cost of Parliament’s delayed expense management software project has blown out to $72.6 million, and will need another $4 million annually to operate, with officials on Tuesday saying...

$61m cut from popular export grants program

10 May 2023 | by Brandon How

Funding for the popular Export Market Development Grant program will be cut by $61 million over the next four years, with the savings to be redirected to other federal...

‘Technocrats’ blamed for over budget, delay-plagued PEMS upgrade

14 February 2023 | by Joseph Brookes

“Technocrats” and a lack of user testing are to blame for the Parliament’s delay-plagued expense management software upgrade, which will be without a key transparency feature for a year,...

Australia won’t follow US with a China semiconductor trade wall

14 November 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia has no plans to follow the United States in implementing the “more draconian” trade policies stopping the export of certain sensitive technologies to China, as Prime Minister Anthony...

Parliament’s expense software reporting suspended amid budget blowout

8 November 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

The key transparency component of the $66 million federal parliamentarian expense system has been suspended after a budget blowout and missed milestones. The new government has referred the project...

Value of Export Market grants declines again

3 November 2022 | by Brandon How

The value of Export Market Development Grants has declined again against the legislated cap as Austrade begins offering grant agreements under Round Two. Under changes introduced under the Coalition,...

Austrade to lead review of Export Market grant scheme

8 August 2022 | by Denham Sadler

Austrade has been tasked with conducting an operational review into its troubled export market development grants scheme, with a report including potential policy refinements to be handed to the...

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Indo-Pacific strategic supply chain pact signed

‘Sunk costs’: Parliament’s SAP build now too complex, costly to change

$61m cut from popular export grants program

‘Technocrats’ blamed for over budget, delay-plagued PEMS upgrade

Australia won’t follow US with a China semiconductor trade wall

Parliament’s expense software reporting suspended amid budget blowout

Value of Export Market grants declines again

Austrade to lead review of Export Market grant scheme

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